A RUNAWAY motorcyclist took police on a 130mph pursuit before dismounting at the doors of Selfridges.

Robert Fisher, 25, sped away when a traffic officer asked him to stop at a roundabout in Salford. With a pillion passenger on board he then revved his R-reg Yamaha R6 and raced off towards Swinton.

Cars swerved to avoid him as he topped 100mph on A-roads and ran red lights before heading for Whitefield.

Fisher and his passenger were knocked off when the bike struck a car but when his pal fled, Fisher got back on and zoomed onto the M60. He reached speeds of 130mph before arriving at the Trafford Centre where he pulled up outside the entrance to Selfridges, where he was arrested red-faced and panting on an escalator.

Fisher later told police he failed to stop as he had no documents for the bike and his passenger believed he was wanted on warrant.

At Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester, Fisher, of Bolton Close, Prestwich, was jailed for six months after pleading guilty to dangerous driving on May 25, 2003. He was also banned from driving for two years.

In mitigation, defence counsel Mr Justin Hayhoe said father-of-one Fisher had failed to do "the sensible thing" and stop. He told the court that Fisher had developed a keen interest in fishing.

Passing sentence the judge, Paul O'Brien said: "I'm afraid there is no doubt whatsoever that the public would regard this as highly reckless and if it was not dealt with in a relatively serious way this court would be regarded as not fulfilling its function."